Open Hardware Creators in Academia Fellow

Dr. Zsuzsa Márka

Scientist
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory

Zsuzsa Márka (she/her) is a scientist at the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory. She works on the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) project, the experiment that in 2016 announced the first direct detection of gravitational-waves.

At Columbia University, Márka led the project that built the LIGO and KAGRA timing distribution systems, key subsystems for instrument control and gravitational wave data acquisition.

Márka works with members of the Columbia Experimental Gravity group on various aspects of gravitational-wave multimessenger astrophysics with a special focus on joint high-energy neutrino and gravitational wave searches. She is also involved in the development of new technologies through the Columbia BioOptics Group with a focus on combating disease transmitting vectors via optical and acoustic technologies and a murine model of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Dr. Luca Martone

High School Students

Alex Zhindon-Romero

Leonardo Lobaccaro

Jeremiah Alonzo

Antonio Lobaccaro

Raymond Provost

Daniel Jarka

Columbia University Students

Sunny Hu

Aaroosh Ramadorai

Luke Zerrer

Melinda Yuan

Imaan Sidhu

Aruna Das